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Bengaluru, Oct 17 (PTI) Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah on Friday said Infosys founder N R Narayana Murthy and author Sudha Murty have "some misconceptions" about the ongoing social and educational survey being conducted in the state. "There is a notion that this is a survey for backward castes," Siddaramaiah told reporters here. "It is not a backward classes survey. Let them write whatever they want. People should understand what this survey is about. What can I do if they are unable to ...Read More >
BENGALURU: Rajya Sabha member Sudha Murthy refusing to participate in the Socio-Educational Survey-2025, popularly known as the caste census, being conducted by the Karnataka State Commission for the Backward Classes has continued to stir the controversy, with senior Congress leader and MLC B K Hariprasad alleging that it amounts to concealing vital public information. The permanent invitee for CWC Hariprasad take to 'X' to come down heavily on Murthy terming her move as the height of hypocrisy ...Read More >
Gandhinagar: Gujarat's new cabinet was officially announced by Chief Minister Bhupendra Patel as 25 ministers took oath at the Mahatma Mandir in Gandhinagar on Friday, October 17, aligning with the auspicious Vijay Muhurat. Governor Acharya Devvrat administered the oath of office and secrecy to all members of the new council. Some prominent names included Harsh Sanghvi, who assumed charge as Deputy Chief Minister, alongside new entrants Rivaba Jadeja, Arjun Modhwadia, and Kantilal Amrutiya. Cri ...Read More >
Hyderabad (Telangana) [India], October 17 (ANI): Amid a political storm in Telangana over the attempt to arrest Minister Konda Surekha, Congress leader and MLA from Waradhanapet constituency KR Nagaraj said on Thursday that the government would act if any wrongdoing was found, asserting that the minister must cooperate with the authorities in the investigation. He stated that the minister should cooperate with the authorities in all police proceedings. Also Read | Who Is Dr Sivaranjani Santosh ...Read More >
Hyderabad: The Supreme Court on Thursday dismissed the state govt's special leave petition (SLP) challenging the high court directive that stayed its order (GO 9) to enhance BC reservations to 42% in local body elections.The division bench of Justices Vikram Nath and Sandeep Mehta, while declining to interfere with the HC's interim order, clarified that the state election commission can proceed with the polls on the basis of the existing reservations (prior to the issuance of the GO). The bench ...Read More >
Patna: Amid uncertainty over the final seat-sharing among NDA allies, the BJP on Tuesday released its first list of 71 candidates for the Bihar assembly elections, dropping 11 sitting MLAs and opting for fresh faces in several key constituencies, including Kumhrar, Patna Sahib, Riga, Sitamarhi, Munger, Ara, Katoria, Rajnagar, Narpatganj and Gaura Bauram. In a significant move, Ratnesh Kushwaha has replaced seven-time MLA and assembly Speaker Nand Kishore Yadav in Patna Sahib while former union m ...Read More >
Hyderabad: A late night police visit to the Jubilee Hills residence of endowments minister Konda Surekha on Wednesday has triggered a political firestorm, deepening fissures within the ruling Congress and reviving old rivalries in Warangal's volatile turf.On Wednesday night, Hyderabad police task force personnel in plain clothes tried to detain N Sumanth, Surekha's recently terminated officer on special duty (OSD). Although no FIR was registered, their unannounced entry into the minister's home ...Read More >
Jammu: Chief Minister Omar Abdullah on Thursday said that the Jammu and Kashmir Cabinet has accepted the report of a cabinet sub-committee on reservation, which will now be sent to Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha for approval. On December 10 last year, the government constituted the cabinet sub-committee to look into grievances raised by various sections of aspirants against the existing reservation policy in the Union Territory. Addressing a press conference marking the completion of one year ...Read More >
Bengaluru, Oct 16 (SocialNews.XYZ) Reacting to Infosys founder Narayana Murthy and his wife, Sudha Murthy, declining to participate in the ongoing caste census, Karnataka Deputy Chief Minister D.K. Shivakumar said on Thursday that one can't be forced to provide information, and the participation in the survey is voluntary. Speaking to reporters in Bengaluru on Thursday, Shivakumar, while answering a question, stated, "We can't force anyone. To provide their information in the survey is left to ...Read More >
Hyderabad: The entire episode of endowments and forests minister Konda Surekha has not only become a major embarrassment to the ruling Congress government in Telangana, but has opened a pandora's box of issues happening inside the cabinet. After the late night incident of task force police personnel looking for N Sumanth, Konda Surekha's Officer on Special Duty (OSD) who was removed from service at her residence, and her daughter Sushmitha getting into an argument with the police officer; sever ...Read More >
Patna: With just one day remaining for nominations in Bihar's first-phase constituencies, the INDIA bloc remained without a seat-sharing formula, though coalition parties secured election symbols for their candidates without a formal announcement. On the other hand, all five partners in the ruling NDA were through with announcements of candidates, from respective parties, for all 243 assembly segments. Former state BJP president and Deputy Chief Minister Samrat Choudhary and a number of his ca ...Read More >
LJP (Ram Vilas), led by Union Minister Chirag Paswan, has unveiled the list of all 29 candidates in its quota for the Bihar Assembly Elections 2025. Bihar Elections 2025 : LJP (Ram Vilas), led by Union Minister Chirag Paswan , has unveiled the list of all 29 candidates in its quota for the Bihar Assembly Elections 2025. LJP (R) is the part of NDA alliance. Prior to this, Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar's JD(U) announced its list of candidates for all 101 seats it will contest in the Assembly ...Read More >
MP SET Notification: The Madhya Pradesh Public Service Commission (MPPSC) has released the notification for the Madhya Pradesh State Eligibility Test (MP SET) 2025 on 15 October 2025. Candidates can now access the official notification PDF through the commission's websites www.mppsc.mp.gov.in and www.mponline.gov.in. MP SET 2025 Registration Dates The online registration process for MP SET 2025 will begin on 25 October 2025. Interested candidates can submit their applications until 20 November ...Read More >
New Delhi, Oct 16 (PTI) In a setback to the Telangana government, the Supreme Court on Thursday dismissed its petition challenging a high court order which stayed a government order providing 42 per cent reservation to Backward Classes in local bodies. "You continue with your elections with the same reservation which was existing. Dismissed," a bench of justices Vikram Nath and Sandeep Mehta said. The Congress government in Telangana had issued the government order (GO) on September 26 to prov ...Read More >
Lucknow: Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) supremo Mayawati on Thursday called upon party leaders and workers to begin preparations for the 2027 Uttar Pradesh Assembly elections, urging them to stay alert against false propaganda and misinformation being spread by rival parties. Addressing a state-level review meeting at the party headquarters here, Mayawati said the grand success of the October 9 rally marking the death anniversary of BSP founder Kanshi Ram was proof that the Bahujan Samaj continued t ...Read More >
Lucknow, Oct 16 (PTI) BSP president Mayawati on Thursday accused the Congress and Samajwadi Party of lacking political honesty, and asserted that only her party is committed to the welfare and constitutional rights of marginalised communities. Addressing a special meeting of the party's Uttar Pradesh unit, she called on all party workers to devote their full energy and resources towards preparations for the 2027 state Assembly elections, according to an official statement. She said the party a ...Read More >
The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), is also contesting from 101 seats. The BJP has announced the name of all its candidates Bihar chief minister Nitish Kumar's Janata Dal United on Thursday announced its second list of candidates for the upcoming 2025 Bihar Assembly elections, releasing names of 44 contenders. With this, the party has declared candidates for all 101 constituencies it will contest under the National Democratic Alliance (NDA) seat-sharing arrangement. The Bharatiya Janata Party ( ...Read More >
Hyderabad, Oct 16 (PTI) High drama unfolded at the residence of Telangana Forest and Endowments Minister Konda Surekha here when police arrived to take custody of the minister's Officer on Special Duty (OSD) N Sumanth, who was recently terminated over alleged irregularities. Based on information that Sumanth was present at the minister's residence, Task Force personnel (a wing of police) reached there on October 15 night to pick him up as part of an inquiry, police sources said on Thursday, dec ...Read More >
Patna, Oct 16 (PTI) Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar's JD(U) made public the names of candidates for all 101 seats it will be contesting in the assembly polls, with more than half of them from the backward and extremely backward classes, besides four Muslims. The party released its second and final list of 44 candidates a day after the first one, even as many of the candidates have been filing their nomination papers, upon receiving the ticket, since Tuesday. The party also came out with a ca ...Read More >
New Delhi [India], October 16 (ANI): The Supreme Court on Thursday has dismissed the Telangana government's plea challenging the Telangana High Court's interim order that stayed the State government's decision to increase Other Backward Classes (OBC) reservation in local body elections in the State to 42 per cent which took the overall reservations in the States' local bodies to 67 per cent. A bench of Justices Vikram Nath and Sandeep Mehta, however, clarified that their decision to dismiss Tel ...Read More >
The Congress has decided to implead itself in the Special Leave Petition (SLP) which the Telangana government is scheduled to file in the Supreme Court challenging the Telangana High Court's recent decision to stay the implementation of 42% quota for the Backward Classes in local bodies polls. Telangana Pradesh Congress Committee (TPCC) President B. Mahesh Kumar Goud, who is in New Delhi along with Minister Vakati Srihari held wide ranging consultations with the legal experts, including Rajya S ...Read More >
Bengaluru, October 16: Infosys founder Narayana Murthy and his wife, author Sudha Murty, have declined to participate in the ongoing controversial Socio-Economic and Academic Survey, commonly known as the caste census, being conducted by the Congress-led government in Karnataka. Both submitted a self-attested letter to the Karnataka State Backward Classes Commission, the autonomous government body carrying out the survey. In the official survey form, Narayana Murthy and Sudha Murty stated that ...Read More >
Jan Suraaj has announced Chanchal Singh as its candidate for the Raghopur seat in the upcoming Bihar Assembly elections. This decision comes amidst speculation that Jan Suraaj founder Prashant Kishor might contest from this prominent constituency. Raghopur has a significant political history, having been represented by prominent leaders like Lalu Prasad Yadav, Rabri Devi, and Tejashwi Yadav. Jan Suraaj has announced Chanchal Singh as its candidate from the Raghopur constituency for the upcoming ...Read More >
Bengaluru: Infosys founder Narayana Murthy and his wife Sudha Murty have declined to take part in the ongoing social and educational survey, nicknamed caste survey, in Karnataka saying they do not belong to any backward caste, sources in the BBMP said on Thursday. When enumerators came for the survey a few days ago, Sudha Murty and Narayana Murthy reportedly told them, "We don't want the survey conducted at our home."Sudha Murthy has signed a self-declaration letter for refusal to provide infor ...Read More >
Bangalore (Karnataka) [India], October 16 (ANI): Rajya Sabha MP Sudha Murty and her husband and Infosys founder Narayana Murthy have declined to participate in the socio-economic and education survey, commonly known as the caste survey in Karnataka, being conducted by the Congress-led government in the State. Murty, in a self-attested letter to the Karnataka State Backward Classes Commission, stated the family's refusal to participate in the survey, stating that they do not belong to a backward ...Read More >
The ruling Congress and the national Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) both view Hyderabad's Jubilee Hills bypoll as a pivotal opportunity to consolidate their influence in the state's urban constituencies. A high-stakes political contest is brewing in Hyderabad's Jubilee Hills, with a crucial bypoll poised to serve as a barometer for urban voter sentiment in Telangana. Scheduled for November 11, the election was necessitated by the death of the sitting Bharat Rashtra Samithi (BRS) MLA, Maganti Gop ...Read More >
New Delhi: In a major development, Infosys founder Narayana Murthy and author-philanthropist Sudha Murthy have declined to participate in the Karnataka government's socio-economic survey. It is important to note that the Karnataka caste census includes 60 main questions and 20 sub-questions, designed by the Karnataka State Commission for Backward Classes. According to the reports, the Murthy couple said that they do not wish to participate in the survey. They said that they do not belong to an ...Read More >
Bengaluru: Infosys co-founder Narayana Murthy and his wife, author Sudha Murty, have chosen not to participate in the ongoing Socio-Economic and Academic Survey, popularly referred to as the caste census, being conducted by the Congress-led Karnataka government. The couple submitted a self-attested letter to the Karnataka State Backward Classes Commission, the autonomous body overseeing the survey, stating that they were opting out for personal reasons. "We and our family will not participate i ...Read More >
Hyderabad: Telangana Jagruthi President Kalvakuntla Kavitha on Wednesday said that since she had parted ways from the BRS party and her father Chandrashekar Rao after her suspension, she was not using the photograph of KCR on her posters. Kavitha said she felt it was not correct to use her father's pictures on the posters and had therefore decided not to use them, emphasising that this was not an act of disrespect to KCR. Instead, posters for her movement will feature the photograph of Telangan ...Read More >
CHENNAI: One in three convicts and undertrial prisoners in Tamil Nadu's prisons are from the Scheduled Castes (SCs), the highest proportion recorded among all states in the country, according to the National Crime Records Bureau's Prison Statistics India 2023. The report highlights the disproportionate incarceration of SC communities in the state, far exceeding their share of the population. Among convicts, SCs account for over 31 per cent of Tamil Nadu's prison population, nearly double the n ...Read More >
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